Continuous Stay: Difference between revisions
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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
A pair of records for the same patient is a continuous stay if: | A pair of records for the same patient is a continuous stay if: | ||
* discharge1 and admit2 are 5 | * discharge1 and admit2 are 5 or fewer minutes apart in the same hospital | ||
{{Discuss | who = Julie | This will likely have changed when we eliminated the 5 minute rule for local transfers; Julie, could you confirm that this was also changed wherever it has an impact? }} | {{Discuss | who = Julie | This will likely have changed when we eliminated the 5 minute rule for local transfers; Julie, could you confirm that this was also changed wherever it has an impact? }} | ||
* discharge1 and admit2 are 30[[Transfer time rule| *]] minutes - 48 hrs apart in different hospitals | * discharge1 and admit2 are 30[[Transfer time rule| *]] minutes - 48 hrs apart in different hospitals | ||